George J. Folsey

George J. Folsey

American cinematographer (1898-1988)

George Joseph Folsey, A.S.C., was an American cinematographer who worked on 162 films from 1914 to his retirement in 1976. He was one of the main cinematographers at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for 27 years and was nominated for 13 Academy Awards and was a pioneer in many cinematography techniques. He was the recipient of the first Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the American Society of Cinematographers in 1988, for whom he had served as president in 1956–1957. Film critic Todd McCarthy called him one of Hollywood's most distinguished cinematographers for 50 years.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 51 films (1920–1956) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1920 SINNERS. Realart Pictures Corp. 5 reels B&W
1920 THE EDUCATION OF ELIZABETH. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 5 reels B&W
1921 THE CASE OF BECKY. Realart Pictures Corp. 5 reels B&W
1923 THE BRIGHT SHAWL. First National. 8 reels B&W
1924 BORN RICH. First National Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1924 The Enchanted Cottage Inspiration Pictures Inc 82 16mm B&W silent
1927 AMERICAN BEAUTY. First National Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1927 HER WILD OAT. First National Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1927 SEE YOU IN JAIL. First National Pictures Inc. 6 reels B&W
1928 LADY BE GOOD. First National Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1928 THE BUTTER AND EGG MAN. First National Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1929 THE BATTLE OF PARIS. Paramount Famous Lasky Corp 8 reels B&W
1929 The Cocoanuts Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation 1:36:00 16mm B&W sound
1929 The Hole in the Wall Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation 1:13:00 16mm B&W sound
1929 THE HOLE IN THE WALL. Paramount Famous Lasky Corp 6 reels B&W
1930 Animal Crackers Paramount Publix Corp. (Publisher) 97 16mm B&W sound
1930 Animal Crackers Victor Heerman 93 min 16mm B&W
1930 APPLAUSE. Paramount Famous Lasky Corp 82 min B&W
1931 SECRETS OF A SECRETARY. Paramount Publix Corp. 71 min B&W
1931 THE ROYAL FAMILY OF BROADWAY. Paramount Publix Corp. 82 min B&W
1931 THE SMILING LIEUTENANT. Paramount Publix Corp. 10 reels B&W
1932 THE WISER SEX. Paramount Publix Corp. 8 reels B&W
1933 REUNION IN VIENNA. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 10 reels B&W
1933 STORM AT DAYBREAK. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 8 reels B&W
1935 AGE OF INDISCRETION. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 8 reels B&W
1936 HEARTS DIVIDED. Vitaphone Corp. 9 reels B&W
1936 THE GORGEOUS HUSSY. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 10 reels B&W
1937 THE LAST OF MRS. CHEYNEY. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 10 reels B&W
1941 Come Live with Me ▶ Clarence Brown 86 min B&W
1942 Rio Rita S. Sylvan Simon 91 min B&W
1942 THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER R C M Productions 127 min 16mm B&W sound
1942 The White Cliffs Of Dover. Clarence Brown 1 reel 16mm B&W sound
1943 Thousands cheer George Sidney 102 min Color & B&W
1944 Meet me in St. Louis Films inc. 113 mi 16mm Color sound
1945 The Clock Vincente Minnelli, Fred Zinnemann 90 min B&W
1946 The Green years Victor Saville 127 min B&W
1946 The Harvey girls Robert Alton, George Sidney 102 min Color
1946 Till The Clouds Roll By Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 120 min 16mm Color sound
1946 Till the clouds roll by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1946) (USA) (theatrical): Distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated): Publisher | National Cinema Service: Publisher 2:17:00 16mm Color
1946 Ziegfeld follies. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 110 min 16mm Color silent
1946 Ziegfeld Follies. Merrill Pye, Charles Walters, Robert Lewis, George Sidney, Roy Del Ruth, Vincente Minnelli, Norman Taurog 13 reels Color sound
1948 State of the Union Frank Capra 124 min B&W
1948 State Of The Union. Frank Capra 122 min 35mm B&W sound
1949 Adam's rib Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. (Publisher) 1:41:00 16mm B&W sound
1949 Take Me Out to the Ball Game Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp 1:33:00 16mm Color sound
1949 Take Me Out To The Ball Game. Busby Berkeley 93 min. 35mm Color sound
1950 Take me out to the ball game Busby Berkeley 93 min Color
1950 The Big Hangover. Loew's Inc. 82 min. 35mm B&W sound
1951 The Law And The Lady. Loew's Inc. 104 min 35mm B&W sound
1954 Deep In My Heart. Loew’s Incorporated 132 min 35mm Color sound